Hazlet girl with Downs Syndrome is featured in #LawSyndrome national campaign
Mayor Sue Kiley declares Isla Newton a “Hazlet Hero”
Dori, Isla and Jim Newton with Hazlet Mayor Sue Kiley
She’s 8 years old and has Downs Syndrome. She’s also one the of faces of a national organization that is fighting to update laws and regulations that hold people with disabilities from reaching their full potential in education, employment and self sufficiency.
Isla Newton lives in Hazlet with her parents Jim and Dori and her younger brother Theo. She is a student at Raritan Valley Elementary School. Like most children, Isla dreams of getting married, having good job and being economically independent. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 24th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Hazlet, Monmouth County News | Tags: #LawSyndrome, Dori Newton, Downs Syndrome, Hazlet, Hazlet Hero, Hazlet Mayor Sue Kiley, Isla Newton, Jim Newton, Monmouth County News, National Downs Sydrome Society, Sue Kiley | Comments Off on Hazlet girl with Downs Syndrome is featured in #LawSyndrome national campaign